WEEK-03 Assignment

Due date for this assignment: 2017-08-16, 23:59 IST.

The output of a PV cell is 2 W at an insolation of 1 kW/m2 . The area of a cell is 150 150 mm2 . If the efficiency of a cell is
15 %, then the angle of incidence of radiation made with normal to the solar cell is

42.28 deg

36.34 deg

47.72 deg

53.65 deg
The sensitivity of the solar cell to the spectral irradiance of sun light is maximum at

wavelengths between 400nm and 700nm

wavelengths between 700nm and 2000nm

wavelengths between 2000nm and 5000nm

wavelengths less than 400nm

The value of solar constant is approximately

1.37 kWh/m2

1 kWh/m2

1 kW/m2

1.37 kW/m2

At a given point on earth located on the 30 deg. latitude line, if the solar declination is -20 deg and the hour angle is 45 deg,
then the zenith angle is

44.85 deg

23.85 deg

45.5 deg

66.15 deg

On what day the sun will be overhead (noon) at a place located on the 8.57 deg latitude line?

March 12

June 12

April 12

May 12

On which day zenith angle will be equal to latitude?

 September 21

March 21

Both (a) and (b)

June 21

The extra terrestrial insolation (in kW/m2) on March 27, 1989 is

1.3747

1.3447

1.3837

1.3341

At sunset and sunrise, the zenith angle is

180 deg

45 deg

90 deg

0 deg

If the solar declination is 23.5 deg and latitude angle is 45 deg, then the sunrise hour angle is

90 deg

45 deg

-45 deg

115 deg

The length of the day will be approximately 12 hours

on equator

when the angle of declination is 0 deg

when the angle of declination is +/- 23.5 deg

both (a) and (b)

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